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<h1>Setting text field properties</h1>
<p>Text field properties define the text field. Examples of these properties 
 are name, position, and size. </p>
<h2>To set text field properties</h2>
<ol><ul>
<li class=p-First-Steps-Do-Not-Type-Text><p class=First-Steps-Do-Not-Type-Text>&nbsp;</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Open the document 
 to be formatted in the Document Editor.</p></li>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Select the 
 text field to be formatted.</p></li>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>From the <font 
 style="font-weight: bold;">Format </font>menu, select <font style="font-weight: bold;">Properties</font>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>You can change 
 the following properties on the <font style="font-weight: bold;">General 
 </font>tab:</p></li>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Name</font> 
 is used to identify the control.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Visible</font> 
 determines whether the text field is visible when a user views the document. 
 The control always remains visible in Design View, regardless of this 
 setting. For more information, see 
<a href="Hide_control.htm">Hiding a 
 Control</a>.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Tooltip</font> 
 contains text that is displayed when a user positions the mouse over the 
 control in MicroStrategy Web. Tooltips are not displayed in PDF view, 
 in either Desktop or MicroStrategy Web. You can use tooltips to provide 
 extra information. See 
<a href="Tooltips.htm">Creating pop-up tooltips</a> 
 for more details.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Is 
 hyperlink</font> specifies whether the text field is a hyperlink to the 
 destination set in the Hyperlink property.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Hyperlink</font> 
 is the destination of the hyperlink. It is used only when the Is hyperlink 
 check box is selected.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Open 
 in new window </font>determines whether the hyperlink destination opens 
 in the same window as the current document or in a new window. It is available 
 only when the Is hyperlink check box is selected.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Change the 
 position and size of the text field, using the <font style="font-weight: bold;">Layout</font> 
 tab. The properties include the following:</p></li>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Left</font>: 
 the distance between the left edge of the text field and the left border 
 of the section</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Top</font>: 
 the distance between the top edge of the text field and the top of the 
 section</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Height</font>: 
 the height of the text field</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Width</font>: 
 the width of the text field</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><font style="font-weight: bold;">Height</font>: 
 determines if the height is dynamic or static. It is used only in View 
 Mode. The modes are:</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-2><p class=Steps-Bulleted-2><font style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed</font>: 
 the height does not change from the size set in the Height property</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-2><p class=Steps-Bulleted-2><font style="font-weight: bold;">Fit 
 to contents</font>: the height expands to the height of the contents of 
 the text field</p></li>
		
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Text 
 overflow (HTML)</B></span>: determines how to display the text when it is 
 larger than the dimensions of the text field. The options are:</p></li>
		
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-2><p class=Steps-Bulleted-2><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Clip</B></span>: 
 displays only the text that can fit within the size of the text field.</p></li>
		
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-2><p class=Steps-Bulleted-2><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scroll</B></span>: 
 displays a scroll bar to allow a user to view all of the text. The scroll 
 bar is displayed for View Mode and Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web, 
 and when the document is exported to HTML. The scroll bar is most useful 
 when the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Height mode</B></span> is set to 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fixed</B></span></p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Click <font style="font-weight: bold;">OK</font> 
 when you have completed formatting the text field. You are returned to 
 the Document Editor.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class=Tip-Note-Heading>Related topic</p>
<ul>
<li class=p-First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text><p class=First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text>&nbsp;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>
<a href="Add_text_data_to_documents.htm">Adding 
 text and data to documents</a> </p></li>
</ul>
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